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G. H. MYERS 


Board of Foreign Missions, 
Methodist Episcopal Church 


Acknowledgment 


I desire to thank Brenton T. Badley, Mrs. R. C. 
Pifer and others for reviewing the manuscript and for 


valuable suggestions. 
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This man is in India. 

A fair sample. 

Good face—Character—Strength. 

Sturdy Stock—A worth-while man. 

Born an “Untouchable’—bruised by higher castes. 
Converted—A new man in Christ. 

His testimony testifies. He lives it. 

Sent to school. Now a preacher. 

Used of God. 

There are 315 millions in India. 

One in every five of human race. 

Three times as many as in United States. 

This man eats and wears more since he was converted. 
Christianized India will be a marvelous world market. 


The India Mass Movement 


Listen ! 
Most marvelous story. 
Greatest revival world ever saw. 


Entire communities coming enmasse—India’s Mass 
Movement. 


Missionaries utterly unable to care for the crowds. 
Preachers standing like policemen holding crowd back. 
Our fathers prayed for “open doors’— 

Now no door closed except the church door. 

They want Christ. 

One million would have come last year. 

193,000 actually came, begging to be accepted. 

Fifty millions now accessible. 

These are from the outcastes. 

Upper castes affected—more coming than ever before. 


“Signs of a Mass Movement among the upper castes 
are multiplying on every hand; 


When this comes the task will be still more challenging.” 
“We may have them or lose them, as we will. 

Our whole church is responsible.” 

“Though but an armor bearer I may be, 

Surely the captain may depend on me.” 


The Thing Lacking 


One thing is lacking! 
Is it Grace? God’s grace is abundant. 
Is it Christ? He loves them. 
He died for them. 
His heart yearns for them. 
They are coming because He draws them. 
Is it missionaries? We are depending upon our colleges 
to provide the missionaries. 
Is it native workers? No, we can have the native 
workers. 
They are waiting to be trained and employed. 
What then is lacking? 


Dollars—Just a Few Dollars 


A million dollars can mean a million souls. 

Think! Every dollar can mean a soul. 

Taken from heathen darkness and misery into Christian 
light and glory. 

Oh, what an opportunity! A privilege—It will pay to 
work harder ; 

It will pay to sacrifice—to go without, that we may do 
this. 

Their need of Christ is as great as my need of Him. 

He has drawn them NOW because he wants them saved 
NOW. 

They are depending on us; we cannot dodge the responsi- 
‘bility. 

Since this task cannot be shifted and cannot be postponed 
without sin, 

It can be lifted, if we try—God will help us. 

You and I are, at this time, to carry this additional 
burden, 

God will give grace and strength, if we trust and obey. 

Be strong in the Lord—Be not of little faith. 


A Heart Cry 


A hunger keener, more gnawing than that for bread. 
A need more appalling than that for life. 
The thousands, the millions asking for Christ. 
Hundreds of entire towns and communities *(Mohallas) 
asking for baptism and admission into the church. 
One village begs—“Seventy are waiting.” 
Another—“Ninety are waiting.” 
The **mayor of a community begs—“‘ Eight hundred are 
waiting.” 
Another—‘Over thirteen hundred are waiting.” 
Another—“Over nineteen hundred are waiting.” 
“To refuse them will mean to lose them for Christ. 
To admit them untaught means to heathenize the young 
church.” 
To delay means their death. Babes (in Christ) uncared 
for perish. 
Their leaders come again and again crying 
“Hurry, the crop is spoiling.” 
* Their laws, sacred and social, compel each caste to live in 
separate Mohallas, wards, of towns and cities. Hence a more 


exact expression would be hundreds of entire Mohallas asking 
for baptism and admission to the church. 


*k Mayor is our official, most nearly like the Chaudhri of 
India. The Chaudhri is more influential than the mayor. His 
office is a hereditary one. He is the social and religious leader 
of his Mohalla. He exercises great authority: and has wide 
personal influence within his caste, his advice extending even 
to personal business affairs and marriage. In many cases his 
authority extends over scores of communities in adjoining 
towns and villages. 


Listen: A terrible story—awful crime. Matthew12 :43-45 
tragically illustrated. 

Prayerfully, silently, read. Did we not share in this 
crime? 

26 years ago there was a 40,000 mass movement in India. 

20,000 not cared for promptly—Lack of dollars; just a 
few American dollars. 

Three years—money supplied—too late. 

The 20,000 alienated, further off than ever—Felt re- 
buffed, slapped in face. 

They were just as promising as the 20,000 reached, and 
who are now splendid working Christians. 

Today no one persecuting native church like these who 
tried to come and felt rebuffed. 

This crime multiplied many fold in numbers we will 
again knowingly commit unless all help NOW. 
Even more important, the entire India Mass Movement 
toward Christ may be checked. | 
Hear ye, Hear ye—A great crisis is unexpectedly thrust 

upon us. 

“Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that 
believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into 
the sea.” 

Our God is a consuming fire, because He is a God of 
love. 


Immediate Needs 


It is utterly impossible to teach them with our present 
force. 

Necessary to meet the present situation :— 

One hundred new missionaries. 
2,260 new native pastors. 
1,035 village schools. 

More than 100 Bible Training Schools preparing village 
pastors and teachers for intellectual and spiritual 
leadership. 

Ten higher schools. We must prepare our strongest 
laymen and preachers for religious, civil, social, 
scholastic, industrial and commercial leadership of 
the new India. 

Six industrial schools. 

One strong university. 

We are providing for a great new Christian nation. 
Broad statesmanship is demanded. 


What Would God Have Me Do? 


Dollars will meet this emergency. 

For me to give more may mean sacrifice. 

These are times calling for sacrifice. 

Some are sacrificing in France. 

Some are giving life itself in mission fields. 

Are you and I sacrificing—are we eating less—wearing 
less? 

To-day all must sacrifice. 

God has drawn these millions of India. 

He loves them. 

We must care for them. 

To fail would be an awful sin—I have my responsibility. 

I will do my part, or more—I am no slacker. 

What would God have me give? | 


Our Program 


The Board of Foreign Missions had not the increased 
income to provide for this new necessity. 

The India Mass Movement Commission was created to 
raise $1,000,000. 

Its duties end when it raises the money. 

The money passes through the regular church channels. 

One great hearted layman has provided for the entire 
expense of this campaign. 

Every cent given by every other man goes to India. 

$1,000,000 will provide for the immediate need. 

Missionaries affirm it will mean 1,000,000 conversions. 

New missionaries will be sent out. 

Hundreds of new native pastors employed. 

Many new churches opened. 

Many new schools opened—Bible will be studied. 

Many, many thousands waiting, aching hearts will be 
satisfied. 

A new Christian nation of mighty potentialities. 

Heaven will shout for joy. 

The count of the dollars makes the count of souls. 

God expects every man to do his best. 

To accomplish this 

We are selling stock, bonds. 

We hope to find in American Methodism 1,000 men and 
women who will give $1,000 each. 

Two hundred dollars a year for five years. 

Coupons attached. 

Absolutely good at The King’s Bank—the Real Bank. 

Take a bond. Take as many bonds as you can. 


The Bond 


The India League of a Thousand 


India Mass Movement Commission 
Board of Foreign Missions Methodist Episcopal Church 


HIS bond is one of a thousand of like terms, aggregating One Million Dollars 
daring a five-year period, issued for the purpose of obtaining funds with which 
(o insure the baptism and training of the hundreds of tBoasends of Indian 
people now waiting to be received into the Christian Church. 

2 =e bopda ere’ Surued ‘code the ‘pidvisions of sap wctiop of. the Board 
oe Porsigs Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Charch, the expectation Bebe that ons 
thousand bonds of one thousand dollars ($1000) each, will be: subscribed fi * - 

The bond subscribers will be known as oie India League 


The eA Contianstion ‘Conferences SH anderahe leadershigvot Desfoba 
Mott, in whicb all Protestant missions in India were officially represeoted, urged -the 
claim of the Mass Movement as follows: . 


“1. The Opportunity. The widespread movements toward Christianity among the - 
depressed classes of Hindu society have a a weal door of opportunity for the — 
Christian Church. There are about i ity eal ions of these people. Experience has shown 
that they are extraordinarily open*to ge of the Gospel, forming a field white 
to the harvest. gi are also many g that the movement among these classes 

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vast harvest is urgent and imperative. It is. 
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is ett a powerful blow to E eat vate to 
kingdom by which He chooses the w e mighty, It is noticeable that” 
so part of the Charch’s work in India exci ‘more concern emulation’ among many 
sections of the educated classes. This im itself is a strong testimony to the inBuence of : 
this work as a witness to the true nature and power of Christianity. toes 


“5. Greatness | the Task. The task is gigantic. We desire to impress ae the 
Chorch in India and at home the im imperative need of grappling with it in earnest. To — 
gather in this harvest and to educate converts demand a far ro and more Wiles 

pepread and determined effort.” A 


-_, The Methodist crisis is stated clearly in the following eommary: 
Baptized by our Church io India last year © -....05 ss 00 
Turned away by our Church last YEA enw eqeneeeee 
Waiting inquirers, who have waited in vain 
People beginning to turn toward Christ. .... 

People in the caste where Movement is operating ..-.. 
Total population of the commanity affected -, -....%. 


‘5 In Wiltness of our faith in the fesponse of the Methodist Episcopal Church gas 
India Mass Movement Commission has caused one thousand of these bonds to be issued. 
All checks are payable to George M. Fowles, Treasurer, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York 
Payments are desired on or before June first of each year, except 1917, when Bama, 
is optional up fo October thirty-first. 


LO? OS HARD OXOLH LOR 


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The Subscription Blank 


INDIA MASS MOVEMENT COMMISSION 


Board of Foreign Missions, Methodist Episcopal Church, 
150 Fifth Avenue, New York 


To make possible the baptism and training of the 
hundreds of thousands of Indian people now waiting, I 


RUTEURCOM TLD UtCiM rant cette tes otoae oF. eur. dollars annually 
for a period of five years from date. The first payment 
FORD CECIICH Ae Metre cites os tutte 1918. 


Succeeding payments to be made June Ist, 1919, 1920, 
MA, dese 


Cg en OR ee LO ths gh oes RAR, ens [ape 
Make checks payable to George M. Fowles, Treasurer. 


Why do we ask you to give for five years? Because the 
Board of Foreign Missions lacks resources. 

And the work should be maintained for five years, bring- 
ing the people toward maturity and self-support. 
Many who cannot give $1,000 can give $100 a year for 

five years. 
Others giving less may be giving as sacrificially. 
GOD xX PECTS FAGH TODO HIS BEST 
Fill out the subscription blank, do it prayerfully. 
Do it NOW. Now is God’s time. 
Send it in enclosed envelope. 


Expert Testimony from India 


Bishop J. W. Robinson: 


“Tt is marvelous the way God has lead us into every 
part of the empire, 


And given us strategic centers for this very work. 


There are now between one and five millions of 
people of the lower castes that might NOW be gathered 
by Methodism into the church.” 


Bishop Frank W. Warne: 


“This is the greatest challenge the Christian church 
has received in this generation, 


Perhaps) ever. 


It involves large financial outlay on the part of the 
church at home, 


And prayer on both sides of the ocean.” 


“We have in our mission already converts from 
over fifty castes. I confidently expect just such mass 
movement toward Christianity among the Brahmans and 
other higher castes. 


There is a general expectation that we are on the 
eve of such a movement.” 


“The Mass Movement of India began at the right 
place. Undermine and you get the whole hill.” 


Rev. Fred B. Fisher, D.D.: 
“A perpetual Pentecost! 


A harvest greater in one generation than was pro- 
duced in four hundred years in Europe! 


What will be the answer of American Christianity 
to such a challenge? 


There is but one answer—‘Go or send.’ 
We dare not fail to advance in a day like this.” 


Right Rev. H. Whitehead, D.D., Bishop of Madras: 


“The supporters of foreign missions at home have 
not as yet realized one-tenth part of the urgency of the 
situation, or the greatness of the effort needed to take 
advantage of the magnificent opportunities that these 
movements are giving the church. We ought definitely 
to aim during the next thirty years at reaping this mag- 
nificent harvest. 

And gathering nearly the whole of the 50,000,000 
outcastes into the Church of Christ.” 


Convention in India: Dr. John R. Mott, chairman: 


“There are about fifty millions of these people, 
Extraordinarily open to the message of the Gospel, 
Forming a field, white unto the harvest. 

The task before us is gigantic, 

We desire to impress upon the Church in India and 
at home, the important need of grappling with it in 
earnest. 

To gather in this harvest and to train and educate 
the converts demands a far greater and more wide-spread 
effort than has as yet been made.” 


Brenton T. Badley. 

“Now is the time to win for Christ the entire fifty 
millions of India’s depressed classes. 

They are on the move toward the Kingdom.” 

“We may have them or lose them as we will. 

Our whole church is responsible.” 


These quotations are from conservative, trusted leaders 
in India— 

We could multiply extracts, giving many even stronger 
statements. 

Say not 
Go, be fed, be clothed, 

But say 
I feed, I clothe, though it cost sacrifice. 
Christ sacrificed for me. 


I must do my best. The Golden Rule must be ap- 
plied. 

I dare not salve my conscience by a smaller gift. 

I must do all God wants me to do. 

“The King’s business requireth haste.” 

Cie 


WILL YE ROB GOD?—WHERE [SOUR VEIT Fie 
Income of United States in 1916 


Cofiiera le =tyec gem arene cae $40,000,000,000.00 
Average income, omitting children... 500.00 
One-tenthsotetnisSarr-. opener weer 50.00 
Members of Methodist Episcopal 

ChurchvinethesUnitedsstatesae. 3,939,447 
Titheson this basics vee ete eee sees “$196,972 35000 


‘““As much for others as for ourselves” 
(Benevolénces, a sl lomic eran 


Abroad) (tec sion ee eee 98,486,175.00 
Figuring Foreign Missions at officially 

ADDLOVEds Del, Cente eae eter meee 38,015,663.55 
What we gave last year (total both 

boards!) Shi 0. cree ere 2,967 ,026.96 

: Theadifferences 1am ca ee ee 36,048,636.59 


I have met no tither who felt like using his tithe for Red 
Cross, OreAtiny ay CAY 

These are special—“‘our bit,”—for home and country and 
native land. 

These are times calling for more than the tithe—for 
sacrifice. 

Some are sacrificing. 

Some have given until it hurt. 

Then kept on giving until it quit hurting. 

And are, by God’s blessing, “hilarious givers.” 


“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither 
moth nor rust doth corrupt and. where thieves do 
not break through and steal; for where your treasure 
is there will your heart be also.” 


